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間 – interval, space
12 strokesTaught in grade 2#33 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 間 means interval, space. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン、ケン (kan, ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あいだ、ま、あい (aida, ma, ai). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 門 (no. 169).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | カン | kan |
| On’yomi | ケン | ken |
| Kun’yomi | あいだ | aida |
| Kun’yomi | ま | ma |
| Kun’yomi | あい | ai |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 門 (Kangxi radical 169). Components: 日・門.
Words using 間
時間じかんtime週間しゅうかんweek間あいだspace (between)昼間ひるまdaytimeこの間このあいだthe other day間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)間まtime瞬間しゅんかんmoment世間せけんworld居間いまliving room (Western style)間隔かんかくspace期間きかんperiod手間てまtime仲間なかまcompanion人間にんげんhuman being年間ねんかん(period of) a year間違いまちがいmistake間かんinterval貸間かしまroom to let間接かんせつindirection客間きゃくまdrawing room隙間すきまgap中間ちゅうかんmiddle
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.